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A Queens Weight in Gold
Chapter Four
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Written by Lady Serenity Moon
The man turned around and looked Anakin in the eye. He ignitied his ligthsaber, which glowed an eerie red colour. "Sith,"
Anakin muttered under his breath. The Sith advanced on him slowly. Anakin positioned his lightsaber in front of him and
stayed on alert. The force flowed through him as the Sith's gaze fell upon his blue lightsaber. The Sith chuckled.
Anakin stiffened, "I warn you do not attack me, I am 'The Chosen One'. This was the first time Anakin was actually proud of
his nickname. "It makes no difference to me, what they call you," The Sith spat, "You will die at my hand shortly and so will
you poor little Queen." Anakin tried to control the anger within, by letting the force absorb his anger. "Does that anger you,
Chosen One," The Sith mocked.
"Leave her alone, Sith." Anakin felt the Sith try to scan his mind, but Anakin's shields were to strong for him to break. "Oh
yes, it was me trying to kill your Queen and straight after you and your Master are out of the way. I will kill her." 'Obi-Wan'
Anakin thought. "Oh how rude of me, I haven't introduced myself. My name is Darth Sithis."
"Why are you telling me this?" Anakin asked. "I want you to know, the name of your killer." The Sith jumped towards Anakin.
Their lightsabers clashed together. Anakin made swift moves as he was clearly the fastest out of the two. But Darth Sithis
had a advantage over him, his height and strength. "Show me what you've got Chosen One," The Sith yelled as he drove his
lightsaber left just barely missing Anakin's exposed skin.
Anakin decided not to answer but pressed on. He tried to gradually move Darth Sithis towards the edge of the cliff. But the
Sith, was too clever for that and pressed Anakin away from the cliff. Anakin flipped backwards and quickly moved to slice
Darth Sithis's left arm.
Sithis's wasn't expecting Anakin to move that fast, so he was quiet unprepared for this certain attack. Anakin sliced down the
Sith's left arm. The wound wasn't that deep but deep enough for the Sith to stumble for a second. Anakin took advantage of
that and tried to silence the Sith's arm yet again. Darth Sithis saw this attack coming and blocked it at the last second.
They began to duel faster and faster. The danger of one of them getting hurt increased. Anakin moved to block another one
of the Sith's attack when I was slashed in the side. He gasped. Pain flood throughout his entire body, though he tried not to
show it. Both Sith and Jedi stood still, clutching their wounds.
Darth Sithis watched Anakin for a second, "We will continue this at a later time, Jedi. I shall look forward to killing you." With
that he took off through the forest and into the darkness. Anakin tried to stand, his side ached painfully. 'I have to get back
to the Palace,' He told himself, as he started to painfully walk back through the forest. He hadn't realized what a long walk
it was.
"Amidala," He whispered. He had so far managed to make it back to the Palace gardens, but he was bleeding heavily and if
he didn't get medical attention soon. He could die. "Ami..here...my plea," He whispered. He feel done hard on the grass. He
noticed that his hand was covered with a deathly red blood, that was his own. He felt like crying, but he was a Jedi and as
Master Yoda says 'Jedi have no emotions.'
~Meanwhile~
Amidala bolted out of bed. "Anakin," She whispered. She'd seen the lightsaber battle between her lover and the Sith, who
called itself Darth Sithis. Anakin was injured and bleeding. He was dieing. Tears streamed down her face, she brushed them
away and picked up her communicator. "Sabè," Amidala almost yelled into the communicator. Her chief handmaiden didn't
answer.
"Pick up your damn communicator," Amidala yelled. 'Where could Sabè be at this time of night anyway?' Amidala thought.
Sabè face appeared on the screen. "Sorry, Pad. I was umm in the middle of...something." Amidala thought that she could
hear a man's voice in the backround. Amidala rolled her eyes. "Is Obi-Wan there?" Amidala asked.
Shock, was displayed on her handmaiden's face. "Why would he be here?" Sabè asked. "I'm not stupid nor dumb, I know
that you're in Obi-Wan's room. Now come on it's important," Amidala admitted. Amidala heard Obi-Wan whisper in the backround.
"There's a disturbance in the force," Obi-Wan whispered faintly. Sabè looked towards Obi-Wan. "Yes, I'm here your Highness,
what's wrong?" Obi-Wan asked as his face came into view on the communicator's screen.
"It's Anakin, he's hurt. He was in a lightsaber battle with a Sith. I can feel him. Please meet me in the Palace Gardens," Amdala
said quickly. Sabè and Obi-Wan nodded. Amidala cut off the transmitter and rush out of her room towards the gardens and towards
an injured Anakin.
~Anakin~
Anakin felt like he had been laying there forever. 'Nobody will ever find me, I'll die along and lonely.' Anakin thought. He suddenly heard
footsteps coming closer to him. He chuckled, 'I'm so out of it, I'm hearing things now.' "Anakin," Amidala called out. 'My imagination is
running away with me.' His vision blurred for a second and somebody could be seen running towards him. "Ami," he asked. "Oh by
the force, Anakin," She said.
She carefully lifted him onto her lap and brushed his hair of his face. "Hey, you'll ruin your nightie and get all blood over it," Anakin warned
her. "Fiddlesticks," She answered. Anakin chuckled. Amidala looked to the left and then to the right of them, like she was waiting
for soembody. "What are you doing?" Anakin asked as another wave of pain spead over him. Amidala looked down at him tears
in her eyes.
"Obi-Wan and Sabè should be hear soon. I saw you fighting with the Sith in my dream. He the one who's been trying to kill me." Anakin
nodded. Anakin felt Obi-Wan's presence as more footsteps could be heard. Obi-Wan and Sabè appeared out of the darkness. "Ani,"
Sabè gasped. "Anakin," Obi-Wan said. "Glad you two could join the party," Anakin said, hoping to ease the tension between them all.
Amidala smiled. "Always the joker. Quickly Obi-Wan, we must get him back to the Palace from what I've seen he's lost alot of blood."
Obi-Wan nodded and concentrated so that Anakin lifted off the ground. Amidala began to run towards the palace, the others not close
behind. Amidala's remaining four handmaiden's stood infront of the palace. "What happened?" Yanè asked. "He was attacked by a
Sith Lord. I do not want any of this to leak out to the press yet. So make sure it doesn't," Amidala replied. Yanè noddded and the remaining
handmaidens joined the small party who were heading towards the healers room.
Amidala knocked on the healers room impatiently. "What is taking taking these people so long to answer their damn door," Amidala
asked nobody in particular. The Healer opened the door. He was clearly half aslep. "Oh what is it, Lady Sabè?" The Healers asked.
Amidala sighed, they were always confusing Sabè as the Queen but never the other way around. This was a first. "I'm not Sabè.
I believe you have confused me with another, I'm Queen Amidala and I have a patient for you." The healer immediately snapped
to attention.
"Yes, your majestry. Where the patient?" The Healer asked. "Oh and next time you see any of my handmaidens you shall treat them
with the utmost respect by bowing to them like you do me and tell the rest of the Healers to do the same. I am not asking you
to do this I am commanding you to do this. Now follow me." The Healer bowed and round the corner. He saw Anakin floating in
the air with blood dripping down from his side and rushed towards him.
"What happened to his majesty?" The Healer asked as Anakin's floating form was rushed into the Healer's room. "He attacked and that's
all you need to know," Obi-Wan said waving his hand in front of the Healers face. "Why did you do that?" Sabè asked a she grasped
onto Obi-Wan's waist. "Nobody must know the details of this accident," Obi-Wan answered. "I do," Amidala whispered.
"Pad, come on," Sachè urged, as she pushed Amidala into the healers room. Amidala watched Anakin as he was laid on the Healers
table and many people gathed round him trying to stop the bleeding fron his wound. Amidala learned against a wall and slid down to the
floor, crying uncontrolably. A healer approached Amidala and bent down to put her arm around her shoulder.
"It's alright. He'll be alright," the older women told her. Amidala realized that this women didn't know who she was or Anakin was. The
women didn't treat her any different than any other person in the room. "I don't know how...this happened! I should have been there
with him and now he might die," Amidala sobed. The women sat beside her with her arm around her, "Don't be so silly, you can't
be with him 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Of course, he's not going to die. Now get a hold of yourself."
Amidala looked the women in the eye, "What's you name, ma'am?" The women laughed, "No ma'am please, I hate that. My name is
Sarah and yours would be?" 'I can't tell her my real name. How about Padmè? Would she know?' Amidala thought. "Padmè," Amidala
answered. Sarah sighed, "Lovely name. So is that you boyfriend over there? What's his name?" Sarah asked pointing towards Anakin.
'Now that's a problem everybody knows Anakin Skywalker. Ummmm..Ani...no..Andrei.'
"Yes, his names Andrei," I answered as I watched the healers bandage his wound up. "So you must work in the palace, right?" Amidala
nodded. "I know what you need, a cup of hot coffee," Sarah said as she pulled me up and lead me into the next room. She walked
over to a jug of coffee which sat on a mable coffee table. She poured into a plastic cup ad gave it to Amidala. "They should be finished
with him soon and you can see him," Sarah said, "You realize if he had lost anymroe blood he would have died."
Amidala nodded, "But I must be strong for his sakes, I can't let him see me like this." Sarah was amazed at how mature this young
girl was. "Exactly." Another healer wlaked into the room, "He stable and he's also awake. It's amazing how strong how that man is.
He wishes to see you." "He is the Chosen One," Amidala whispered careful to not let anybody hear her. She pulled her shoulders back
and brushed the tears out of eyes and tried to hide the tears stains on her face.
She stepped gracefully out of the room. Sarah looked at her in amazement. Amidala never let on that she had been crying. She
approached Anakin and took his hand gently in hers. Sarah just gasped at how brave this women was being. The healer, who
had told Amidala of Anakin's condition looked at Sarah. "You realise who you have just being talking to?" The other healer
asked. Sarah nodded, "Padmè and her boyfriend, Andrei. Well that's what she told me." The other healer chuckled.
"That women is Queen Amidala and her so called 'boyfriend' is Anakin Skywalker, The 'Chosen One' of the Jedi and future King of
Naboo," The other healer otld her. Sarah gasped, "She a Queen and he's a Jedi, oh by the force." The other healer laughed and
walked out of the room quickly. Menawhile, Sarah sat down and poured herself some coffee.
Amidala clasped Anakin's hand tightly. "How you donig big guy?" Amidala joked in a very un-Queen like manner. "As well as can be
expected, how about you your worship?" Amidala giggled. "I'm waiting for you to kiss me," Amidala said as she bent her face towards
his. "Well we mustn't keep the Queen of Naboo waiting," Anakin answered as he kissed her passionately. The broke apart and Anakin
sighed. "You can't hide your emotions Pad, I'm your other half remember," He said telepathicly.
"I thought you were going to die," Amidala answered in the same way. They felt the need to share this conversation in privacy, where
nobody could hear them. "From what? This little cut in my side. Takes alot more than that to kill me," Anakin grinned, 'one of his
trademark grins' That Amidala had fallen in love with. "I love you, Andrei," Amidala said. "Huh," Anakin replied, he quickly
read her mind and understood completely. "Just a little joke here and there lighten up Ani." "I love you too Padmè," Anakin answered.
Anakin had contacted th Jedi as soon as he was well enough to walk. Queen Amidala, the two Jedi's and all of the Queen's
handmaidens stood in the throne room. They at the moment had a communication channel open with the Jedi council. "Sith,
you say, Padawan Skywalker," Yoda repeated. "Yes Master Yoda, I fought him. I managed to injure his arm in the process," Anakin
replied. "Did you suffer any injuries?" Master Windu asked, as if he didn't know the answer.
"I substained a wound to my side, but that's about it," Anakin told them. Obi-Wan stepped forward to address the council, "The
name of the Sith was Darth Sithis." Yoda nodded, "On guard you must be, we will send more Jedi to aid you." "Thank you,"
Obi-Wan answered. "May the Force be with you," The Jedi council said at the same time. "And you with," Obi-wan and
Anakin replied.
'Do they practice doing that or something,' Amidala wondered. Anakin walked back to Amidala's side. "Hey, don't worry," Anakin
said. "Guard," Amidala called out. "Yes, your highness," the guard said bowing. "Could you please go and find the healer that calls
herself 'Sarah.' I wish to speak to her." The guard nodded and exited the room. It didn't take the guard long to find Sarah, she was
too shocked that the Queen had called her to the throne room to speak.
"Your majesty," the guard said entering the room. Sarah clsoe behind him. Amidala smiled and urged Sarah to approach her. Sarah
bowed low, "You must excuse my behaviour a few nights ago. I didn't know that it was you and Jedi Skywalker." "You have no need
to be soory. Actually I brought you here to propose a deal and to thank you," Amidala began, "I want you to become my personal
healer."
Sarah gasped. "Me?" She asked. Amidala nodded. Anakin took his place beside her and they held onto each others hands. "From
what Amidala has told me, this is the least we could give you," Anakin said to her in his deep voice. Sarah looked up at the couple
who were to rule Naboo for years to come. They looked perfect together. "Yes, If would like that you highnesses." Amidala and
Anakin both smiled. Everybody in the room laughed. The joy of love filled the air!
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